By: Derek Hawkins//September 22, 2015//
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
Attorney Misconduct – License Suspension
2012AP2322-D Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Charles A. Boyle
Attorney attempts to begin action while license suspended. In light of attorney experience and years of practice without incident, attorney is Issued public remand.
“In addition, it is worth noting that this is the first time in the approximately three decades since his admission to the practice of law in Wisconsin that Attorney Boyle has been the subject of professional discipline in this state. While the OLR may contend that as an experienced attorney Attorney Boyle should have known better, the length of his admission to practice in this state without prior discipline also means that he has not created a reason thus far to believe that the public must be protected from the risk of his misconduct. On the other hand, Attorney Boyle should understand that his experience as a lawyer should not be used as an excuse to ignore the particularities of the ethical rules and the local court rules that govern his conduct or to stretch the truth in an effort to pursue what he believes is a just outcome.”
Per Curiam.
BRADLEY, ABRAHAMSON, J.J., dissent. (Opinion Filed.)